Chapter 10 Flashcards
Mass Production
System to produce large quantities through effective combination of employees with special skills, mechanization, and standardization.
Difference between flexible and costumer driven production
Flexible: being able to produce a product with the skills of technology and people.
Customer driven: evaluates buyer demand in order to connect the products manufactured and product purchased.
2 Production System
Analytic and Synthetic production
Two time-related production processes
Continuous and Intermittent production
Reasons companies use robots
Free people from boring and dangerous jobs. Robots also are able to do jobs that repeated manipulation of materials and tools.
Flexible manufacturing system
A production facility that can be quickly modified to manufacture different products
Major benefits of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
Increased productivity, decreased design costs, increased equipment utilization, and improved quality
Environmental impact study influence the location decision
It outlines how transportation, energy use, water and sewer treatment needs, and other factors will affect plants, water, air, and other elements of the natural environment.
What human factors are relevant to the location decision?
Human factors include an areas labor supply, labor coast, local regulations, taxes, and living conditions
Four major task of production and operation manager
Planning overall production process
Determine the best layout of facility
Implementing production plan
Controlling manufacturing to maintain highest quality
What is the difference between manufacturing structure and team-based structure
Traditional: each manager is given specific area authority
Team Based: all workers are responsible for their output
What factors affect the make, buy, or lease decision
The coast of leasing or purchasing parts vs ability to produce them and if they are dependable outside suppliers and need for confidentiality
5 steps involved in controlling the production process
Planning
Routing
Schedule
Dispatching
Follow-up
Gnatt Chart and PERT chart
Gnatt Chart: tracks projected and actual work progress over time and used to schedule simple projects
PERT Chart: seeks to minimize delays by coordinating all aspects of production processes and is used for more complex
What are some ways a company monitor quality level of output?
Benchmarking, quality control, six sigma, and ISO standard
